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Apollo 15 and Mission Control Center (MCC-H) of Texas
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View of activity in Mission
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View of activity in Mission Control Center after launch of Apollo 15 |
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An overall, wide-angle lens view of activity in the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center minutes after the launch of the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission. Ground elapsed time was 45 minutes and 42 seconds when this photograph was taken. |
| Date Taken |
1971-07-26 |
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Seismometer readings studied
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Seismometer readings studied in Mission Control Center |
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The seismometer reading from the impact made by the Apollo 15 Saturn S-IVB stage when it struck the lunar surface is studied by scientists in the Mission Control Center. Dr. Gary Latham (dark suit, wearing lapel button) of Columbia University is responsible for the design and experiment data analysis of the Passive Seismic Experiment of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiment Package (ALSEP). The man on the left, writing, is Nafi Toksos of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Looking on at upper left is Dave Lammlein, also with Columbia. |
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1971-07-29 |
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View of activity in Mission
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View of activity in Mission Control Center during Apollo 15 EVA |
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Gerald D. Griffin, foreground, stands near his console in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) during Apollo 15's third extravehicular activity (EVA-3) on the lunar surface. Griffin is Gold Team (Shift 1) flight director for the Apollo 15 mission. Astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin can be seen on the large screen at the front of the MOCR as they participate in sample-gathering on the lunar surface. |
| Date Taken |
1971-08-02 |
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View of activity in Mission
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View of activity in Mission Control Center during Lunar Module liftoff |
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The liftoff from the Moon of the Apollo 15 Lunar Module "Falcon" ascent stage is viewed on the television monitor in the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center by Granvil A. Pennington, an Instruments and Communications Systems Officer. |
| Date Taken |
1971-08-02 |
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View of activity in Mission
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View of activity in Mission Control Center during Lunar Module liftoff |
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A partial view of activity in the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center during the liftoff of the Apollo 15 Lunar Module "Falcon" ascent stage from the lunar surface. An RCA color television camera mounted on the Lunar Roving Vehicle made it possible for people on Earth to watch the Lunar Module (LM) launch from the Moon. Seated in the right foreground is Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, a spacecraft communicator. Note liftoff on the television monitor in the center background. |
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1971-08-02 |
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View of activity in Mission
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View of activity in Mission Control Center during Apollo 15 lunar landing |
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An overall, wide-angle lens view of activity in the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center during the landing of the Apollo 15 Lunar Module (LM) on the Moon. The LM "Falcon" touched down on the lunar surface at ground elapsed time of 104 hours 42 minutes 29 seconds. |
| Date Taken |
1971-07-30 |
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View of activity in Mission
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View of activity in Mission Control Center during Apollo 15 EVA |
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A view of activity in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) in the Mission Control Center during the Apollo 15 extravehicular activity (EVA). Astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin can be seen on the large screen at the front of the MOCR as they participate in sample-gathering on the lunar surface. |
| Date Taken |
1971-07-30 |
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